SITUATION IN EGYPT
NO CHANGE REPORTED ITALIAN PLANES DESTROYED (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 21 A military communique issued at Cairo states: “There is no change in the situation in Egypt. Anti-aircraft guns at Mersa Matruh brought down a raider.” A Royal Air Force communique states: “We raided grounded aircraft at Menistir, in the Western Desert, and caused considerable damage. An enemy aeroplane flew into a bursting bomb and is believed to have been destroyed. “We damaged a concentration of motor transport at Sidi Barrani. “The enemy raided Mersa Matruh, causing slight damage. “We successfully bombed Diredawa and Berbera twice, attacked the Gura aerodrome and set fire to workshops. We also bombed the military post at Mersataclai, on the coast of Eritrea, inflicting severe damage.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21225, 23 September 1940, Page 7
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127SITUATION IN EGYPT Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21225, 23 September 1940, Page 7
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